Agave turns into tequila but did you know it can produce a moist hand sanitiser?

By Jamie Brown
Updated April 14 2020 - 10:59am, first published April 3 2020 - 12:00pm
Sydney University associate professor Daniel Tan says there is scope for agave to be grown commercially in summer dominant rainfall areas north of Dubbo.
Sydney University associate professor Daniel Tan says there is scope for agave to be grown commercially in summer dominant rainfall areas north of Dubbo.

Agave plants grown under trial at Ayre, North Queensland show that ethanol production is higher than from corn and more economical than from sugar cane, while surviving drought in marginal landscapes.

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